"Human influences are so profound." New study uncovers concerning phenomenon in Amazon rainforest: 'All measures are changing' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Davis Brazil’s Triunfo do Xingu Environmental Protection Area encompasses an area of Amazon Rainforest more than half the ...

(New York) – Ecuador’s government should expedite the closure of the approximately 240 oil wells operating in the heart of Yasuni National Park in the Amazon rainforest, Human Rights Watch said today.

Deep in the Amazon, the forest hides everything. Now there’s a way to see through it. Ruins of the 18th-century Portuguese village that surrounded the Príncipe da Beira Royal Fortress. COSTA MARQUES, ...

The Global Crisis. Deforestation and human-animal conflict have become dangerously intertwined as natural habitats shrink.

Tracy and I on our hike through the rainforest (Tapajós National Forest in Brazil). Tracy is wearing one of the blue ponchos provided by The Nature Conservancy to protect from the heavy rain that ...

A new scientific study has provided compelling evidence supporting a long-held belief among Indigenous communities: the destruction of the Amazon rainforest directly impacts human health. Published in ...

Since the start of the 21 st century, major planetary ecosystems, like the Amazon rainforest and Antarctica have consistently deteriorated, but within only the past two years, these two major ...

Amazon Rainforest Day, first celebrated in 2008, aims to raise awareness about the importance of Earth’s largest rainforest. There is a place where the Amazon meets the Andes, where forests climb the ...

The discovery clashes with the traditional image of humans evolving on the savannas of East Africa. By Carl Zimmer For generations, scientists looked to the East African savanna as the birthplace of ...